Dec. 20, 2014

Government Accountability Office study concludes that Federal Bureau of Investigation's 2001 anthrax investigation was marred by weak scientific practices and analytical gaps; says there is no firm link between mailed anthrax spores and sample taken from office of Dr Bruce E Ivins, who committed suicide after being blamed for attacks. MORE

Aug. 22, 2014

Nonpartisan Government Accountability Office says Pentagon broke law when it swapped Sgt Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban leaders because it failed to norigy relevant congressional committees at least 30 days in advance, and used monies from a wartime account to make the transfer. MORE

Aug. 3, 2014

Gretchen Morgenson Fair Game column asserts that questions outweigh answers in new study by Government Accountability Office assessing the value to big banks of the implied bailout guarantee by taxpayers; says its methodology is convoluted and its conclusions hardly definitive, and that biggest banks are still a risk. MORE

Jul. 31, 2014

Government Accountability Office raises concerns that federal health insurance marketplace and its website remains over budget and behind schedule due to shifting requirements imposed by administration officials; testimony raises questions about whether marketplace will be ready to enroll millions more people in the fall. MORE

Jul. 16, 2014

Officials report that Chinese hackers have infiltrated networks of United States Government Printing Office and the Government Accountability Office, indicating that they are turning their attention to more obscure federal agencies after years of cyberattacks on high-profile targets; sophisticated nature of attacks has led some American officials to believe Chinese government, through military or proxies, played a role. MORE

Apr. 21, 2014

Government Accountability Office report details how Obama administration raised money from outside groups to promote enrollment in health insurance under health care law; GAO does not give legal opinion on the propriety of the fundraising, which Republicans have criticized as solicitations meant to circumvent limits on government spending imposed by Congress. MORE

Feb. 5, 2014

Government Accountability Office report says federal coal leasing program run by Bureau of Land Management operates without sufficient oversight or consistent means of ensuring that fair prices are paid for leases. MORE

Sep. 14, 2013

Government Accountability Office says Social Security has made more than $1 billion in improper disability payments to some 36,000 people who had jobs when they were supposed to be unable to work; says improper payments were distributed from December 2010 to January 2013. MORE

Apr. 3, 2013

Private consultants and federal regulators are facing a fresh round of scrutiny by the Government Accountability Office after botching a review of foreclosures. MORE

Apr. 23, 2012

Government Accountability Office report finds that Medicare is wasting more than $8 billion on an experimental Affordable Care Act program intended to pay bonuses to health insurance companies providing high-quality care; urges Obama administration to cancel the program. MORE